How to play like Alex James of Blur – Bass Habits – Ep 51
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oasis is music for people that dont really like music
I love the flat7
this is a very thorough video ever! thank you for this. i always amazed with some the "rrrRrrr" in song 2 and the groove in "ghost ship".
Hi Paul. Great video… But do you mean Alex plays the *5th below? (Playing 4 notes below the root is 'playing the 5th'.) When you play the descending example, you play: root, b7, 6, *5.
Fantastic analysis of a criminally underrated player and creative force.
Oasis is like fast food
My BEST British pop band IS suede , but the bass lines of this man are great . Can you compare with mat osman a give your opinion ? Thanks for your video
Song 2 is that rare hit song where you have to look up isolated guitar tracks instead of isolated bass
Very cool video, thanks!
Oasis did pretty good music, more pop, but Blur is always going to be more musically sophisticated and complex
Fantastic video & series! 😀 Thank you so much bro! <3
Nice video, Sir. Love Blur & Alex James, thank you. Please do a video about the legendary Jack Bruce (Cream) !
Bros the guga foods of music
Huge thanks to you Paul for introducing me to another under rated bass player. Loved your video????
"Don't play on the snare" is a classic bassist rule of thumb. It's why James Jamerson and Paul McCartney sound different.
I am kind of amazed that you didn't mention his slides, I think one of his greatest and innovative habilities is the way he used slices in a lot of his baselines
Can you do McCartney ?
Edit nm you said you did in this vid gotta watch next
I actually had a massive crush on Alex James. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough to make me want to learn bass at the time. I loved Graham Coxon’s guitar and he had a massive influence on what I learned in the beginning.
Alex and Graham are both deeply underrated in their respective instruments.
Love the bass on The Puritan ????
Очень интересные и незаурядные басовые партии. Алекс красавчик!
Thankyou for this sirr, been listen to blur since junior high ????
It's tritone not triton. Sort your English out.
Great video, super informative ! Alex is a great talent. Another bass player in a related style is Tetsuya from Japanese band l’arc en ciel. Check his songs Honey and Driver’s High out. Really melodic stuff !
I once saw Alex James in tescos in bakerstreet buying a meal deal. I wish I had met him recently I would have asked him so many questions. That was back when I cared so little about music!
Blue was so great. Made it mainstream then said did what they wanted. I hate that in the USA we mostly got Oasis. I remember rediscovering Blur in my early 20’s. I had no idea Damon was the founder of Gorillaz.
Tell the drummer not to hit the snare when I am playing bass.
02:18 this song totally sounds like Dani California. I'm quite unfamiliar with Blur — I'm sure this has been pointed out like a million times before
Trouble in the Message Centre. You’re welcome.
Do a video on his Radiohead solos
alEX jAMES IS A TOTAL BELLEND LOOK AT HIM WITH HIS BASS
Blur is a band that only has one song thats only played at soccer games. Who gives a shit about the bass player?
You've got to be kidding. Alex James' is rudimentary at best. Here's an idea ! Buy a bass, learn a couple of songs, pick it up every once in a while and in about a year ( probably less )…..Presto cadabra….you are as skilled as Alex James.
I absolutely hate it when musicians who are adequate at best, are lauded as visionaries.
It is pretty funny when he talks about groove. He wouldn't know a good groove if it bit him on the ass.
Who's next, Kim Deal from the Breeders ?
I absolutely love your approach to breaking down particular elements. Less talking and more playing/clips/examples! Keep up the great work 🙂
I think it's not correct to call the inverse fifth, 4th below. But it's a matter of how you have been used to calling it.
Super interesting! Alex is amazing. But watch out! The day they recorded Song 2 for some reason he was not with The band… It was guitarist Graham Coxon who came up with the bass line and recorded it…
I always thought Oasis were a joke compared to Blur honestly.
Blur were always leagues ahead of Oasis musically.
I can still listen to them today and enjoy their music and that one thing I cant do with Oasis without getting bored real quick.
I've been waiting for a video like this
Blur really sounded great live and surprisingly heavy.U2 also had a very heavy bass end live.